Seeking a Job with a Start-Up in Chicago? Here’s a Guy You Need to Know

Kevin Willer will be heading up the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, a branch of Chicago’s Chamber of Commerce that identifies and boosts start-ups.

Willer launched Google’s Chicago office and grew it to 400. Here are his goals for his new job:

“We’re trying to identify high-potential entrepreneurs with big ideas and connect them with the right mentors and resources to help them become scalable businesses that can create jobs,” said Mr. Willer, 37

Source: Crain’s Chicago Business

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